Caddy bag



F. E. HOWARD July 23, 1935.

CADDY BAG Filed Sept. 17, 1934 8 INVENTCIH:

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.A'TTORNEYS r Patented July 23, 1935 UNITED States CADDY AG Frederic Howard, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to s 'A. G. Spalding & Brosl, New York, N. Y., a

corporation of New Jersey Application September 17, 1934, Serial No. 744,274

3 Claims. (Cl. 150-15) The present invention relates to suspension straps for receptacles and embodies, more specifically, an improved suspension strap for use, particularly with golf caddy bags. ihe well 5 known caddy bag structure which has been en ployed up to the present time includes a suspension strap which is secured at one end adjacent the upper end of the bag and at the other end of the bag at a point spaced from the other securing point and nearer the distant end of the bag. These straps have been flat and of straight formation and are adapted to be placed over the shoulder in order that the bag be suspended with the open end extending upwardly to prevent the contents of the bag from falling out.

In view of the fact that the shoulder slopes from the neck outwardly and downwardly, the straight flat straps heretofore used have had a tendency to slide off the shoulder and it has been necessary to correct this tendency to exert some counter force upon the strap as by the hand or to elevate the shoulder. In either case, maintaining the flat straight strap upon the shoulder requires a definite conscious effort which it is the object of the present invention to eliminate. Accordingly, the present invention seeks to provide a strap for caddy bags and the like which is of such formation that it will remain upon the shoulder normally and thus eliminate the necessity of consciously holding the strap in its proper position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strap of the above character wherein means is provided for adapting the strap and bag to be carried upon either side at will.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strap of the above character wherein means is provided for reversing the position of the strap in order that the open end of the bag may be carried upon either side, the bag structure being such as to facilitate the positioning of the bag under the arm.

A further object of the invention is to provide a caddy bag of such shape that it may be received under the arm and carried in such position without discomfort.

Further objects, not specifically enumerated above, will be apparent as the invention is described in greater detail in connection with the 50 accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a view in isometric projection showlog a bag and suspension strap therefor con-.

structed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the strap shown in Figure 1, the strap being removed from the bag to illustrate the shape thereof more fully.

Figure 3 is a sectional view in elevation the plane of section being indicated by the broken line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring to the above drawing, the receptacle is shown as a caddy bag I B to which an eye II is secured adjacent the open end thereof and to which a buckle i2 is secured adjacent the other end thereof. In order that the bag may be suspended from the shoulder a strap is secured to the bag, the strap being shown at l3 and curved in the directionof its length in the plane of the strap when the latter is flat as shown in Figure 2. As a result of the curvature of the strap formation, the edge I 4 thereof is concave and shorter than the edge I5 and, when the ends of the strap are secured in the position shown in Figure 1, the edge I5. is convex and longer than the edge Hi and is elevated above the edge i l.

Adjacent the concave edge I 4, padding I E is provided, a layer I'l' of suitable material being secured to the edge M by stitching I8 to confine the padding in its proper position adjacent the last named edge. Stitching I9 and 29 may be provided to maintain the layer I I in its proper position with respect to the strap I3.

As a result of the above structure, it will be seen that the curved strap adapts itself substantially to the curvature of the shoulder (indicated by the dot and dash line in Figure 3), the padding It not only serving as a cushioning member but additionally cooperating to maintain the strap in a desired position and resisting any tendency thereof to slide from the shoulder. As shown in Figures 1 and 2 the ends of the strap may be formed with snaps 20, one of which may engage the eye I I and the other of which may engage an eye 2| which is secured to a second strap 22 which may be adjustably secured to the buckle it. By providing the second strap 22 not only may the effective length of the strap I3 be be varied but the snaps 29 may be interchanged with the eyes H and 2| to adapt the bag to be carried upon either side of the body.

As shown in Figure 1, the bag I0 is formed with a widened side 23 and a narrow side 24. In this fashion the narrow side may be received more readily under the arm to adapt the bag more effectively to assume a comfortable position while being carried, the widened portion of the bag restoring the desired cross sectional area which otherwise would be lost because of the narrow side formation 24.

While the invention has been described with specific reference to the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited, save as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A suspension strap for recelptacles having means adapted to be secured at spaced points to the receptacle, said strap being curved in the direction of its length in the plane ofthe strap when the latter .is-flat to form one edge longer than the other, and padding secured upon one side of the strap adjacent the longer edge thereof.

2. A suspension strap for receptacles haying similar means at each end thereof adapted to be secured at spaced points to the receptacle, said strap being curved in the direction of its length in the plane of the strap when the latter is flat to form one edge longer than the other, and padding secured upon one side of the strap adjacent the longer edge thereof.

3. A suspension strap for receptacles curved in the direction of its length in the plane of the strap when the latter is flat and having padding secured upon onev side adjacent the longer edge thereof and hooks at the ends of the strap to engage detachable eyes secured to the receptacle, whereby the strap may be disengaged from the receptacle and shifted end to end to suit the shoulder of the user.

FREDERIC E. HOWARD. 

